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HexSight™
Quick Start Guide
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Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents ...................................................................................1
What is HexSight? ...................................................................................1
System Requirements ..............................................................................2
Device Support .......................................................................................3
Installing HexSight Software ....................................................................4
Before Installing HexSight ....................................................................4
Installing HexSight ..............................................................................4
Enabling Gocator’s HexSight License ......................................................5
32-bit installation of HexSight ...............................................................5
64-bit installation of HexSight ...............................................................5
Uninstalling HexSight ...........................................................................5
Installing Devices ....................................................................................6
Basic HexSight Terminology .....................................................................7
What is a HexSight Application? ................................................................9
Creating a HexSight Application .............................................................. 10
Adding a Component to the Toolbox ........................................................ 11
Referencing a Control ........................................................................ 11
HexSight Toolkit ................................................................................... 12
Acquisition Tools ............................................................................... 12
Locator Tools .................................................................................... 12
Image Processing Tools ...................................................................... 12
Inspection Tools ................................................................................ 13
Output Tools ..................................................................................... 13
Symbology Tools ............................................................................... 13
Color Support and Functionality in HexSight ............................................. 14
Project Examples Provided with HexSight ................................................. 15
Demonstration Mode ............................................................................. 18
Opening and Running in Demo Mode .................................................... 18
Demo Mode Limitations ...................................................................... 18
Using the Demo Mode with the Tutorial ................................................ 18
Getting Help ......................................................................................... 20
Online Help ...................................................................................... 20
Technical Support ............................................................................. 20
What is HexSight?
HexSight is a comprehensive library of
machine vision tools, available as ActiveX
controls, C++ DLL libraries, or a .NET DLL
assembly.
At the heart of HexSight, the unique and
powerful Locator tool provides accurate
and robust object recognition through
geometric object location. The Locator
finds the contours of parts in the image,
and quickly identifies each part's position
and orientation. This information can be
sent to a robot or machine controller to
guide part handling.
In addition, HexSight provides integrated
calibration and a complete set of
inspection tools.
HexSight tools can be model-based to
leverage the Locator’s results by
automatically transposing tools on parts
regardless of their scale or rotation.
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System Requirements
To run HexSight on your computer, the
following hardware and software are
required.
Software Requirements
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Operating system: Windows XP with
Service Pack 3, Windows Vista (x86 or
x64) or Windows 7 (x86 or x64).
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Hardware Requirements
•
Processor: Pentium II or higher
•
Hard Drive space: From 100 MB to 500
MB depending on selected components
•
Memory (RAM): 128 MB
•
Display: Minimum resolution: 1024 x
768 pixels. Colors: 65,536
Visual Studio .NET (2003 or higher), or
other ActiveX-compliant environments.
•
Ethernet port for GigE Vision devices
DirectX 8.0 or later is required for IEEE
•
Firewire port for DCAM cameras
1394 (FireWire) or USB cameras
•
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
DCAM driver is required for IEEE 1394
(FireWire) DCAM cameras
•
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher
and Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher are
recommended to respectively access
PDF format documentation and online
HexSight Help.
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Device Support
Devices
The following devices are supported:
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IEEE 1394 (Firewire) and USB cameras
with a DirectShow driver.
•
IEEE 1394 (Firewire) cameras using
the DCAM protocol.
•
GigE Vision™ cameras
•
LMI Technologies Gocator™ sensors
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Installing HexSight Software
HexSight is available on LMI’s website
for download:
http://www.lmi3d.com
Any changes made to parameters in
an application will be lost once you
close the application.
6.
Before Installing HexSight
1.
Ensure that your system meets the
minimum system requirements
specified in the previous section.
2.
Ensure that you have Administrator
privileges on your PC. You must
installing HexSight.
7.
1.
4.
you must first uninstall this version
before installing the new one. See
To acquire live images in HexSight
If you are using a DirectShow
device, we strongly recommend that
Uninstalling HexSight.
2.
3.
4.
Please refer to the documentation
provided with the device to ensure
that you follow the appropriate
If you are using HexSight in
5.
Read the Licence agreement and
Chose and installation folder and
click Next.
6.
Select a start menu folder and click
Install.
demonstration (Demo) mode and/or
you do not have a dongle or Gocator
When the welcome window is
then click I Agree.
procedure
5.
Execute the HexSight installer file.
displayed, choose Next.
you install the original driver for the
device before installing HexSight.
If you have an older version of
HexSight installed on your system,
necessary system registry sections.
you will need a compatible device.
Close any other open applications.
Installing HexSight
have permission to write to the
3.
Visual Studio 2003 or higher should
be installed on your PC before
7.
HexSight will now install. When the
with firmware 4.0 and above, you
installation is complete, click Close
will only be able to run existing
to exit the installation program.
applications, such as the example
applications and the tutorial
example provided with HexSight.
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Enabling Gocator’s HexSight
License
Files (x86) (e.g. C:\Program Files
(x86)\Common Files\HexSight
5.0\Controls).
As of version 5.0.1, any Gocator sensor
can act as a dongle to unlock a HexSight
2.
Copy GoSdk.dll and kApi.dll from
Professional license. This however
the bin\win64 directory of the
requires that a Gocator with firmware 4.0
Gocator SDK package, into the
and above be reachable from the running
Controls directory of the HexSight
system.
installation directory (e.g.
C:\Program Files\HexSight
GoSdk.dll and kApi.dll are needed to
5.0\Controls).
interface to HexSight. GoSdk.dll and
kApi.dll are included in the Gocator SDK
3.
Reboot the PC.
package (14400x.x.x.x_SOFTWARE_GO_SDK) of each
Gocator firmware release. Before running
HexSight, follow these steps.
32-bit installation of HexSight
1.
Uninstalling HexSight
1.
change a program.
On a 32-bit installation of HexSight,
copy GoSdk.dll and kApi.dll from the
bin\win32 directory of the Gocator
2.
directory (e.g. C:\Program
Remove.
3.
Reboot the PC.
64-bit installation of HexSight
1.
Click Uninstall to confirm the
removal.
Files\HexSight 5.0\Controls).
2.
Find HexSight 5.0 in the list of
programs, select it and then click
SDK package, into the Controls
directory of the HexSight installation
In the Control Panel of your
computer, select Uninstall or
4.
When the removal is completed,
close the Uninstall or change a
program window.
On a 64-bit installation of HexSight,
copy GoSdk.dll and kApi.dll from the
bin\win32 directory of the Gocator
SDK package, into the Controls
directory of HexSight, in the
Common Files folder under Program
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Installing Devices
IEEE 1394 Device - DirectShow
Device
Image tools). Other tools can use the
Any IEEE 1394 camera (FireWire) with a
ImageProcessing tool to obtain greyscale
conversion method in the
DirectShow driver is supported. All
images. For more information, please see
DirectShow standard parameters are
the Acquisition Device chapter of the
accessible programmatically. No specific
HexSight User’s Manual.
installation procedure is required.
IEEE 1394 Device - DCAM Device
Any IEEE 1394 camera (FireWire) using
the DCAM standard is supported. It allows
for a greater control over the device than
with simply the DirectShow driver, but
requires the installation of the CMU DCAM
Driver.
GigE Vision™ Cameras
HexSight supports all GigE Vision™
cameras. The drivers are installed
automatically when you add your camera
to your application. For more information,
please see the Acquisition Device chapter
of the HexSight User’s Manual.
Gocator™ Sensors
Gocator™ sensors running Gocator
firmware 4.0 and above are natively
supported in HexSght. The 3D information
is captured directly in HexSight for
additional vision inspection capabilities.
Initially, only a limited number of tools are
able to process the heightmaps (Locator,
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Basic HexSight Terminology
Configuration: A configuration is a set of
of an object. For example: The Locator
HexSight tool instances and the
tool can easily disambiguate between very
configured properties of each tool.
similar objects.
Configuration files are saved to the
HexSight CFG format. In the Acquisition
Device, a Configuration is a set of
parameters for a given input source.
Database: A collection of Views, which
can contain any number of database
objects: Scenes, Images and Entities. The
runtime database acts as a database
exchange container for the HexSight
processes.
View folder
Image object
Scene object
Entity object
Entity: An object that is created and used
by HexSight Finder tools. Basic entities
are Points, Lines and Arcs. These entities
can be saved to proprietary file formats
and accessed through the Class Library.
Image: A matrix of pixels that represents
the 2D appearance of an object. An image
is a raster (bitmap) graphic, as opposed to
a Scene, which is a vector description.
Input: Data used by the process
algorithm to compute a result, which can
be an Image, a Scene, or a set of numeric
values.
Instance: A representation or an
occurrence. For example: each occurrence
of a specific object is an instance.
Instantiate: To actualize an abstract
representation by defining a particular
configuration of the process, giving it a
GUI representation of a runtime
database
Disambiguate: Applied to object
location, disambiguation means to resolve
the ambiguity between many possible
solutions by using one or more
distinguishing characteristics or features
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name, and including it in the process list.
For example, if you add a Caliper tool to
an application, you are instantiating a
HexSight HSCaliper process.
Model: A Model is a representation of an
object, based on the geometry of its
contours. An object Model is the reference
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used to identify and locate instances of
View: A collection of Scenes, Images and
objects of the same type.
Entities. By analogy, one could say that a
Model-Based: Model-based refers to
positioning a HexSight tool on a model of
View is a folder that can contain Scenes,
Images or Entities.
a given object. Each time an instance of
this object is found, the model-based tool
is applied on the correct position on the
found object.
Output: Data generated by the process
algorithm, e.g. an Image, a Scene, an
Entity or a set of numeric values.
Model-Based Tools on Found Parts
Properties: The characteristics of an
object.
Scene: A vectorized description of an
object’s contours, as opposed to an
Image, which is made up of pixels.
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What is a HexSight Application?
A HexSight application is composed of a
sequence of processes, which can also be
visualized as tools or modules, each
having its own function or purpose.
Each of the processes exchange data
through the runtime database. A typical
HexSight application contains at least the
following two processes: the Acquisition
Device tool and the Locator tool.
These processes perform the following
basic operations:
1.
The Acquisition Device acquires
an image of the work surface.
Acquired images can be calibrated
within the Acquisition Device
interface.
2. The Locator tool generates a
vectorized Contour Scene from the
Images provided by the Acquisition
Device. The Locator finds and
locates, in the Contour Scene, all
occurrences of objects of defined in
the Model database. Models are
created and edited in the Locator
interface.
Inspection tools such as the Caliper can be
added to these two basic processes
depending on the task to be performed.
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Creating a HexSight Application
A typical HexSight application is created
by placing a HexSight Application control
instantiate and configure the
sequence of processes.
on a blank Visual Studio form. The steps
The Process Manager interface contains
required to complete such a task are:
1.
Select the HexSight Application
control icon in the Visual Studio
two lists:
•
toolbox and place this control on a
blank form. If the icon is not
Available Processes, which lists all
HexSight process types and
•
Instantiated Processes, which
available in the toolbox, see Adding
contains the names of the processes
a Component to the Toolbox for
used in the current application.
more details.
Click here to access
the Process Manager
Opening the Process Manager
Tools (process instances)
used by the current application
Available
HexSight
processes
Process Manager Window
2.
Drag a square with the mouse on
the form and release the left mouse
button to place the HexSight
Application Control.
3.
Right-click the HexSight Application
Control in the form and select
ActiveX - Edit to display the
Process Manager window. The
Process Manager is used to
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Adding a Component to the Toolbox
To modify the content of a HexSight
application, you must add a HexSight
Application control to a Windows form.
This enables you to access the Process
Manager and the Explorer interfaces in
design mode or in runtime.
You should also add at least one HexSight
Display control to the form. This will allow
Referencing a Control
To create HexSight objects
programmatically, all HexSight control
types used in the user’s program must be
referenced. This is accomplished the
following way:
1.
you to visualize results in runtime mode.
To add a control to the toolbox:
1.
2.
Reference...
2.
From the toolbox context menu,
select: Choose Items.
From the Microsoft Visual Studio
menu bar, select Project > Add
Select the COM tab, and enable the
required HexSight controls.
3.
Click OK. The controls are added to
Select the COM Components tab and
project's references and can now be
scroll down to find HSApplication
accessed programmatically.
Control. Enable its check box and
click OK. The HexSight Application
Control appears as a lens shutter
Note: A HexSight control cannot be
declared as a component and as a
reference at the same time.
icon in the toolbox.
Note: In a Visual Basic program, a
variable cannot be declared as a given
HexSight control type, if it is declared as a
component. Nevertheless, any object
created by pasting a control (selected as a
component) on a Visual Basic form can be
accessed programmatically using the
name of the object.
The following HexSight control types
should be used as components:
• Application control
• Display control
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HexSight Toolkit
HexSight provides comprehensive set of
Builder: The Builder creates geometric
vision tools for object finding, inspection,
entities such as points, lines or arcs from
image processing and more.
user-defined parameters or by combining
Acquisition Tools
Acquisition Device: The Acquisition
other geometric entities.
Image Processing Tools
Device acquires images from a frame
Image Processing Tool: The Image
grabber or from a database of images.
Processing Tool processes images by
Locator Tools
Locator: The Locator tool finds and
locates objects that are defined by
applying arithmetic, assignment, logical,
filtering, morphological or histogram
operators. Users can define custom
filtering operators.
models. Models are created using the
Image Sharpness Tool: The Image
integrated Editor and saved to database
Sharpness Tool computes the sharpness
files. The Locator provides the scale factor,
of preponderant edges in a user-defined
orientation, and position for each located
region of interest.
object.
Image Histogram Tool: The Image
Arc Finder: The Arc Finder finds and
Histogram tool computes greylevel
locates circular features on objects and
statistics within a user-defined region of
returns the coordinates of the center of
interest.
the arc, the start and end angles, and the
radius.
Sampling Tool: The sampling tool is
Line Finder: The Line Finder finds and
output it as a separate Image. The
locates linear features on objects and
sampling tool can be configured to
returns the line angle and point
operate as model-based. It can be used
coordinates.
by a HexSight application to apply a
Point Finder: The Point Finder finds and
locates point features on objects and
used to extract a section of an image and
custom processing on a region of interest
on an object.
returns the angle as well as the
coordinates of the found point.
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Inspection Tools
Output Tools
Edge Locator: The Edge Locator finds
Evaluator Tool: The Evaluator Tool
and locates an edge or a set of edges that
converts results from other tools to a
meet user-defined criteria.
Pass/Fail decision by using threshold
Arc Edge Locator: The Arc Edge Locator
finds and locates an edge or a set of edges
on an arc or circular-shaped area.
Caliper: The Caliper finds and locates one
or more edge pairs and measures
distances between the two edges within
comparison and/or mathematical
operations.
Output Tool: The Output Tool schedules
an event on a digital IO of a LMI Gocator™
device, based on a Pass result from the
Evaluator Tool.
each pair.
Symbology Tools
Arc Caliper: The Arc Caliper finds and
Barcode Reader: The Barcode Reader
locates one or more edge pairs on an arc
or circular-shaped area and measures
distances between the two edges within
each pair.
Pattern Locator: The Pattern Locator
finds and locates instances of a pattern
occurring within an Image. Pattern images
are provided by the HexSight Locator
control.
Blob Analyzer: The Blob Analyzer finds
and locates blobs within a defined area on
reads and extracts information from 1D
symbologies commonly known as bar
codes.
Data Matrix Reader: The Data Matrix
Reader reads and extracts information
from 2D symbologies commonly known as
data matrixes.
OCR Fixed Font: The OCR Fixed Font tool
recognizes and reads OCR-A, OCR-B, or
SEMI font character strings.
an Image and returns various results for
each blob.
ColorFinder: The Color Finder searches
and analyzes images to find areas of color
that match user-defined filters.
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Color Support and Functionality in HexSight
HexSight provides support for acquiring
•
The Edge Locator, Arc Edge Locator,
and using color images. The color license
Caliper, and Arc Caliper tools use color
adds color capabilities to various HexSight
information to extract edges.
tools and processes.
•
Finder tools use color information to
Color Image Acquisition
extract edges for finding geometric
The Acquire Image tool accepts and
entities (arc, lines, points.)
outputs color images provided by
supported color cameras.
The Arc Finder, Line Finder, and Point
•
The Blob Analyzer can use Hue,
Saturation, and Luminance values to
Color Calibration
define blobs.
In applications where accurate color is
required, color calibration ensures that the
Color Finder Tool
input images contain accurate color
The Color Finder tool can identify the
information. The built-in Color Calibration
presence or absence of defined colors, and
Wizard steps you through color calibration
analyze the predominance of colors in
and requires a standard GretagMacbeth
images. For example, it can be used to
ColorChecker target.
differentiate similarly shaped objects of
different colors.
Color Locator
The Locator can be configured to
differentiate between object based on
their color. In the model-building process,
a custom color shading area can be
defined for each object. This shading area
allows the Locator to use color information
when locating objects.
Color Processing with Inspection
Tools
Most inspection and finder tools can
process images on the basis of color.
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Project Examples Provided with HexSight
The HexSight Development package
Bracket Inspection
provides complete examples of machine
This application identifies, locates and
vision applications. These examples show
inspects four different models of flat
how to implement specific features such
brackets. The Blob Analyzer tool finds the
as automated calibration and model
center of mass of each hole on the
teaching.
bracket. Parts are rejected if the position
Examples of application projects are
of any of its holes are not within tolerance
provided for the Microsoft Visual Studio
2003 (or higher) development
environment.
ranges.
Calibration Demo
This application shows how to use the
Board Location
calibration objects:
This application identifies and locates a
HSCalibrationXYScaleInterface,
printed circuit board (PCB). The
application demonstrates how to create a
model in which one big feature is used to
locate the object and a second smaller
feature is required to correctly identify the
HSCalibrationPerspectiveInterface, and
HSCalibrationDistortionInterface, to
implement automated calibration
programmatically, without showing the
interactive user interface.
orientation of the object. A Sampling tool
samples the image from a model-based
region on the located boards. This
Contour Detection
sampled image is used as an input to a
This application shows how to access the
second Locator tool which then checks for
the presence of a small label printed on
the PCB.
Board Location Model-Based
calibrated and uncalibrated contour data
extracted from an image by the Locator.
The application also shows how to use
properties of the extracted contour data,
such as perimeter and area, to manually
This application is similar to the Board
detect circular shapes in the image. This
Location example. However, this example
can be used, for example, to detect dots
uses a Model-Based Locator, instead of a
during a custom calibration procedure
Sampling tool, to identify subfeatures on
using a non-standard target.
the object.
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Contour Draw Demo
Pad Inspection
This application shows how to manually
This application identifies and locates
draw the detected contours (model and
brake pads on the work surface and
instance) into a standard Visual Studio
performs two measurements on each
graphics object by directly accessing the
located pad. This application provides an
contour data generated by the Locator
example of how the Caliper tool can be
through the HsScene object.
used to perform linear measurements.
Image Processing
Part Sort
This application shows how the Image
This application provides the type,
Processing tool can be used to apply
position and orientation of 4 different
operations to an image, such as noise
parts that are randomly placed on the
filtering, before the image is output to the
work surface. Multiple parts can be
Locator tool.
identified and located at the same time.
These parts do not have to be of the same
Locator Demo
type. In addition to multi-model
This demo provides a ready-built
capabilities, this application also illustrates
application, useful for testing HexSight
with your own images. This demo also
contains configurations to illustrate Model
how to configure the Locator tool for
robustness to occlusions.
Optimization and the Shading consistency
Pulley Location
feature.
This application identifies and locates a
pulley on the work surface. The Locator
Finder Demo
identifies the four possible rotational
This demo provides an example of the use
symmetries. An Edge Locator tool locates
of HexSight Finder Tools: Arc Finder, Line
the pulley’s keyway to identify the correct
Finder, Point Finder and Builder.
orientation. An Arc Edge Locator is used to
measure the angular position of the four
Model Demo
This application shows how to use the
HSModelEditorInterface object to
implement automated model teaching
programmatically, without showing the
interactive user interface.
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spokes of the pulley, with respect to its
keyway.
Regulator Inspection
This application sorts and inspects
electronic parts. The Pattern Locator tool
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is used to disambiguate the two models of
specific areas of the image. By adding
T0220 regulators that are used. Distances
filters corresponding to particular colors,
between the legs of each regulator are
you can easily say if a colored area is
measured using the Edge Locator tool and
within the acceptable tolerance defined.
part is rejected if the distance between
two legs is not within tolerance ranges.
OEMLocatorGeneric
This application shows typical Locator
integration for OEM projects using ActiveX
layer.
OEMLocatorDLL
This application shows typical Locator
integration for OEM projects using DLL
layer only. Since DLL layer do not expose
any Graphical User Interface, this example
also shows how to display HexSight
images and Locator results. It also
includes an implementation of a custom
model edition window using programmatic
calls to the DLL interface.
Color Locator Demo
This demo shows the potential of the
Locator in regards with Color detection.
Not only can the Locator detect edges that
may be invisible when converted to
greyscale, but it can also differentiate the
instance based on the color of the model.
Color Target Inspection
This application demonstrates the use of
the ColorFinder tool to inspect the color of
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Demonstration Mode
The HexSight Demonstration Mode is
provided for the purpose of evaluating our
software. This mode is automatically
enabled when you run HexSight without
the hardware protection key that is
provided with the purchase of a HexSight
Demo Mode Limitations
In the Demo Mode, the application
development capabilities of the HexSight
environment are deactivated.
•
This demonstration mode has some
You can load and run the examples
that are installed with HexSight.
software package.
•
You cannot operate in design mode i.e.
features removed, yet will allow you to
you cannot build an application by
evaluate the functionality and power of
selecting and instantiating tools.
HexSight.
•
You can however open an existing
Opening and Running in Demo
Mode
1.
When you first open HexSight in
•
Since you cannot run in design mode
you cannot fully do the tutorial. You
appears, advising you that the
can however open the Tutorial files
hardware protection key was not
that are installed with HexSight.
in the demonstration mode.
The application then pauses for
approximately 10 seconds. After this
delay, the application resumes once
3.
application.
demo mode, a pop-up window
found and that the software will run
2.
You cannot save a configuration file.
Using the Demo Mode with the
Tutorial
Even though you cannot use the demo
mode to build an application as explained
you click OK.
and illustrated through the tutorials, you
This reminder pop-up window will
with HexSight, either in the Examples or
appear again at random intervals
the Tutorial folders.
during execution; simply click OK
and continue your evaluation.
can run any of the applications provided
To best familiarize yourself with the
functionalities of HexSight, we
recommend that you start out with the
tutorial application, as follows:
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1.
Open the final application provided
for the tutorials. The VB.NET, Visual
C++, and C# tutorial files are
located in the Tutorials folder, under
the HexSight installation folder. For
example, the C# tutorial files are
located in:
Tutorial/C#/HookInspection/
Part6
2.
To run the application, in the Hook
Inspection interface, click the
Inspect button to launch a first
execution.
Hook Inspection Tutorial
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Getting Help
Online Help
E-mail Queries
There are four ways to access the HTML
Send your technical questions by e-mail,
Online Help:
1.
Click on a HexSight control icon,
either in the Visual Basic toolbox or
on one of the forms of the
application, then press F1.
2.
Place the cursor of the Visual Basic
Editor in the middle of a string that
corresponds to a HexSight control
type, property, method or event,
then press F1. This will work if the
directly to our technical support team at
[email protected].
Your e-mail queries will be directed to the
appropriately qualified personnel and
promptly answered.
Telephone
You can contact the HexSight technical
support between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
PST at +1 604 636 1011.
icon of the control appears on the
toolbox or if the control is
referenced.
3.
From the Process Manager
(Application Control interface), click
the Help command button.
4.
In any property window of a
HexSight tool, place the cursor on
an object and press F1.
Technical Support
We provide technical support for our
customers via our web page as well as by
telephone.
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